The Lidar for Science and Resource Management (LSRM) project, sponsored by the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) is supporting the creation of new capabilities for the synoptic remote sensing of coastal-marine and terrestrial environments based on aircraft and satellite sensors. These coastal remote-sensing, mapping, and point-monitoring tools constitute a unique integrated package of instrumentation and software that may be deployed in support of appropriately timed and scaled zoning decisions by management authorities in order to conserve and sensibly exploit nearshore coastal and marine ecosystems. Read more in the Project Overview.

From March 3–6, Dave Zawada, Rudy Troche, Dave Nagle, Xan Fredericks, and Christine Kranenburg are meeting with U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration colleagues at Stennis Space Center to discuss protocols and methods for processing raw lidar data. The goal is to share respective experiences of the groups, and to identify ways to streamline and improve procedures for transforming raw lidar data into useful data products.